Falling for Mr Smith

Chapter Six



Valentina POV

The slam of a hand hitting the table hard echoed in the whole restaurant. The yells of our group disturbing the entire silence and peace of the whole place.

"Don't you f*****g dare lie on us" James yelled out after hitting the table. He stood up ready to pounce at Eric.

But Eric begin himself cared less of what anyone thinks of him. Sitting more comfortable he removed his hand of mine folding his arms around his chest.

"Oh yeah?" He raised his brow up "Then how do you explain the twelve million that was transferred into your account four days ago?" James and Margo froze at Eric's word.

Rafela followed behind standing "What the hell do you mean? How the hell did that amount get into your account because I sure know I didn't send any" She spoke out then turn to glance at the other female beside her "or did you Vivian?" Vivian feel disheartened shook her head 'no'

"You girls can't seriously believe what this man is saying" Margo tried reasoning with Rafela and Vivian "Am sure Valentina put him up to this" Her glare shifted to me.

Margo don't know but her words cut me deep. All I have ever wanted was love and care from my parent. But all I got instead was their hatred. And now I give up on them, they were never close to being called a parent for that I will make sure they both pay.

"Eric call the cops then maybe when they are both investigated the truth will be revealed" I smartly replayed already tired of being here.

Margo gulp her saliva deep her hands shaking as she fumbles with her fingers. Her gaze shifted down while James pace around running his fingers through his black hair.

"So it's true. You sold Valentina" Vivian disbelieving voice broke the newly found silence. She stood up picking her handbag beside her.

"Vivian I can explain" Margo tried reasoning with her. She stood up stretching her hands to touch Vivian which she immediately shrug off.

"Don't you dare touch me you b***h!" Vivian snared at her face "How dare you do that. Selling your own daughter! Making us sell and give our bodies to rich influential men for their money isn't enough and now you're looking for a better way to make easier money by selling us?" Vivian spoke out. Her eyes red in hatred "I hate you and I hope to never see you again" At her words she left the restaurant without looking back.

I chocked on my sob at the event taking place and to add more to my predicament Eric's grip he had placed on my hand left mine after hearing Vivian's outburst.

This wasn't what how I expected my day to turn to. Tears drop down from my eyes to my hands as I placed my eyes downward.

"You both will pay for this" Rafela said taking up her bag leaving Eric and I with the two devils.

"I guess this is were you say your own hateful words and leave" James said looking miserable as he had stopped his pace.

Eric shook his head standing on his feet "We're just leaving so you both can drown yourselves in your guilt"

Margo snort "Guilt? You think we feel any ouch of guilt for what we did to Valentina? Well let me tell you" She lean forward glaring at us "If the same offer where to come again I would gladly accept within a snap of a finger"

Her words didn't hurt anymore like I had expected maybe it's because I have signed it to myself about taking them off from being my parent.

"You're both insane. You just lost your other daughters and still you have no remorse for your actions?" Eric said his anger could be sensed in his words.

James flipped him off "They will come around to their senses but you.." His gaze shifted to mine "..I want nothing doing with you or your life" 

"There will be no need for that while you both will be in jail" Eric angrily remark. He took my hands pulling me up as he led me out of the restaurant with the workers staring at the scene.

One thing caught my attention. His lack of warmth from his touch. It felt.....cold. At that moment I knew they was more to come.

The ruin of my relationship with Eric.

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Valentina POV

The ice freezing atmosphere of the car was killing me deeply. The silence wasn't what I want and at the same time I don't know where to start and begin with.

Eric's cold shoulder was piercing my heart. Deep down I knew this was what's the outcome of my secret and past life would bring. Then I couldn't careless what others would think of me but now the feeling of loosing Eric was far too strong than I could ever say.

I peeked through my lashes at him. His figure appears to be blank which says a lot of what's to come next. I felt like somehow a whale should jump out from thin air and swallow me.

I sigh at my thought clenching onto my summer gown tight in my grip. I took another deep breath realizing I was having a panic attack.

My breath had seized, my throat and neck hurts. The need to yell out filled my senses but the annoying past was I couldn't. It was like I am being compelled not to.

My hands fumbled to grab Eric's. I felt his hand immediately held mine making my shortened breath gather out slowly.

"Valentina what wrong?" His concern face occupied my sight as I refuse to snap my gaze off him.

After what felt like forever, I start regaining myself back. Feeling weak I rested my head back on the seat. I winched slightly when I felt the kick of the baby hitting my womb.

"Valentina?" Eric's voice pulled my off my thought. 

I gazed at him taking off my eyes from my stomach "The baby kicked" My hand still held by his moved to place it on the side I was been attacked in.

My gaze studied Eric's reaction as a kick was felt again. A smile automatically went to his face. The joy of know a living been was there filled us both with excitement.

Surprisingly Eric bent his head down to the level of my stomach whispering "Hey little one. I can see you up and kicking. You most certainly be a footballer with the way you move in there. Now be calm don't make Mom uncomfortable" His soft voice spoke out to the baby who I believe wasn't even hearing a thing he said but I was cut short when the pain stopped.

"Wow" I quietly said amused by what transpired between father and child. Eric's hand continue rubbing my stomach after knowing the kick had stopped. Maybe it's to feel how the baby is or the shape of my stomach.

Contented with everything I sigh deeply closing my eyes for a short nap out of the world a little.

Just a short nap

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The feel of a soft materials covering my surroundings woke me from my nap. I blink at that the touch of light illuminating the room through the open window. I realised I was placed on a bed.

Something else caught my attention. Eric's back was facing me while he stare at god knows where. Probably thinking about what took place a moment ago.

Trying to avoid the been caught awake I slowly closed my eyes back seeing if I could force myself back to the deep arms of darkness in the other side.

"I know you're awake" Startled at the voice of Eric I flinched a little.

Bursted, how did he know? I thought to myself only to get back a rhetorical responds back.

Sitting up on the soft silk bed I clenched in to the white duvet with my left hand feeling uncomfortable while I ran my right hand fingers through my blonde hair smoothening it a bit.

"Eric.." I tried speaking but was cut off by Eric's interjection.

"Why didn't you tell me, Ehm?" He turn around placing his sapphire blue eyes on my brown gold one.

I immediately realize he was referring to what my sister openly exposed about our pasted life

"Eric I can explain" I stretched my hand to touch his sleeved rowed muscular arm. At my touch Eric flinched away from me standing up to get a clear view of me.

His action hurts a lot. It pains to the length of feeling my heart bleed. I knew I was loosing him which wasn't what I had wanted not with my new found feeling, not with my new revolution of changes.

"What's there to explain. The fact you date and sleep around with men to extract money from them doesn't hurt but the knowledge of making such move with my brother pierces my heart Valentina. Its killing me" His words broke my heart more because whatever he said were true but that was the old foolish me.

"I'm sorry" Tears ran down my cheeks when I noticed his eyes already watering. I knew at that moment I had done Eric the worst thing. I broke him.

"I tried forcing myself to forget what your sister said but I just can't the idea of me being the wrong Smith you wanted, the wrong Smith you got pregnant for breaks my heart" His voice quivered as he spoke showing his fragile state.

A sob escaped my mouth as I placed my palm covering my mouth as I cry. My stare still not wavering from his sad eyes.

I wanted to scream out loud 'you're not the wrong Smith but the right one' A word of that never came out.

"Valentina the moment I met you I knew I must have you but seeing your friendship with my sister I stayed back not wanting to hurt her by taking away her friend from her. The day at the club with you.." He paused kneeing at down with his elbows on the bed "..that night with you was one of my best mistake because I had the chance to keep you as mine, the chance to love you like I had always done. I love you Valentina"

The word 'I love you' coming from his lips gave me an unbreakable joy hearing him tell me he loved me made my heartbeat fast in excitement.

"I love you Eric I really do" I tried whispering out through my tears and happiness.

Eric shook his head in disapproval. I furrow my brow in confusion "Unfortunately I don't think you feel the same way" He stood up back on his feet.

I had no idea when I instantly went on my kneel while still on the bed grabbing his hand as he try walking away from me.

"No Eric I love you so much I don't know what I would do without you" I pleaded with him through my eyes.

Pulling his hand off my hold he spoke "Maybe that just it you feel the need to oblige my feelings back for the baby's sake" I opened my mouth to denied his allegation "Even if you truly do love me I'm afraid I need more than that. I deserve more than I love you" A deep sigh escaped his lips as tears ran down his cheeks on who moment of heartbreak.

Eric placed his hands on his waist casting his gaze down "I think I need a break from all this, so do you. You need to figure yourself out. You need to relief whatever had been inputted in you from the past to learn to love yourself so there will be enough space in your heart to love others" He paused "But don't worry I'll still take care of our unborn child"

At his word he left the now cold room leaving me to my soul eating demons.

Am back to square one.  This was my real punishment of my disgusting past. Losing Eric while already Falling for him.

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Five months ago

The heavy loud beat of music hitting around the hot heated club, multiple light colours flash around the room. Male and female dancing, grinding themselves sexually.

The DJ seem too hyper tonight as he match the beats perfectly while moving along with it.  Ladies finding his profession attractive plaster their boobs by his sides as an annoying smirk lay on his face. Thou he doesn't seem to mind as he had told his bodyguard to grant them a pass.

Bartenders flirting with their opposite s*x customers hopefully to get a tip with how filled the club were, probably might end with a quickie at the back of the building.

All where captured and analyzed by Eric as his gaze skims around the lower floor while seated in the VIP floor above. He rotated the glass of quarter-filled tequila while continuously taping his index finger at the top of the short cylinder shaped glass.

A particular sight had his attention for a while now. His intensive sight hadn't left the lone familiar lady who kept drowning herself heavily with her drink ignoring the man by her left filtering at her.

The man taking the hint of being rejected decided he could push harder placing his hands at her waist leaning closer to her whispering whatever nonsense into her ear.

Eric's hand clenched around his drink as the blond headed never made a move in removing the pigs finger off her.

Resisting the urge to head over there attacking and disfiguring the man's face with hard punches from preventing him from going closer.

'It's none of my concern' He reprimanded and cautioned himself.

His caution ran through the thick heated air at the sight of the said blond turn facing the man beside responding to his flirtation.

A groan escaped Eric's lips at the knowledge of she being drunk. The idea of going down from preventing her in making a mistake wasn't pleasing to think as he had kept to himself from preventing confronting her for his sisters sake. 

The things he would love doing to her. The feelings he longed wanting to share over took his sense of reasoning as he stood on his feet heading down towards the source of his discomfort.

Finally behind the two he cleared his throat getting the attention of them.

Valentina pulled back glancing at Eric through hazy drunk eyes a look or recognition filled her face as she grinned wild.

"Eric my Knight in shining armor" She said lifting herself from the chair to wrap around her arms on Eric's torso, placing her head on his chest as her 5'2 height could allow his 6'3.

Eric suppressed a groan from escaping his lips at the feel of her body on his. Her hot slender model body perfectly made for him. 

He doesn't know why but Eric has always been a sucker for blond headed ladies and Valentina having one wasn't making things easy for him. 

"Hey! Who the hell are you?" An annoys voice broke him from his s****l trance.

One look at the man seated at the bar Eric instantly knew he was drunk. Not wanting to cause a scene Eric wrapped his arms around the lady holding on to his body. The stench of alcohol coming from her filled his nostrils.

"Sorry to say man she's taken but you don't worry I know how it feels so I'll gladly compensate in paying your drinks tonight" Eric said to the drunk black headed man who gazed at him skeptically.

Trying to prove the doubtful man wrong Eric held Valentina tight with his left arm then went in search of this wallet at his back pocket pulling out a 600 dollar bill placing it one the bar stand.

At the sight of the currency laying opposite him the drunk man grabbed the money with a wild eyes.

"You can take her I don't need her" He spoke with his eyes still on the money.

Eric snort out at the noisy club "I wasn't asking" At that he left him with the hopes of never seeing him again.

Not a few steps away from the bar Valentina lifted her brown gold eyes glancing at Eric's sapphire blue one with a frown placed at the center of her two brow.

Eric breath hitched at the spark of desire he felt from her eye glancing at him intensely. Valentina pulled her head closer to him. Not able to help himself Eric bent closing his eyes to place a kiss on her lip.

"I think am going to puke" Valentina's unexpected comment broke his haze of want.

Eric's eyes snapped open to see Valentina covering her mouth with her hand. Cursing out he immediately took her to the nearest restroom.

The sound of Valentina's gag filled the room as Eric gently pat her back with one hand while holding her hair back to prevent any of her wasted content from touching it.

After minutes of throwing up in the water closet Valentina lifted her head up wiping her lips with the back of her palm.

"Come on let's watch your mouth" Eric lifted her up over to the sink as she watched away the bitter taste with water.

"Eric.." Valentina spoke out once through then glace at him "Help me" A sob left her lips as she clenched onto his sky blue shirt in her tight fist.

Tears ran down her eyes as she stared at him. Agony and plead filled her eyes as cried on.

"Shu..It okay. I've got you" He fastened his arms around her waist.

"Help me forget, help me heal. I don't like my life, I need a breath of fresh air before I loose my sanity. Make me for yours, take me to your house, make love to me. I need you" The desperate sound of her voice tore his heart.

At her state Eric knew he had f****d up in leaving her alone at the thought of making her life perfect. 

But he was going to rectify it all. Thou he had fallen for her he only hope she does so.

He hope Valentina falls for him.

Not disappointing her crushed his lips on hers promising himself to take her to his bed outside the world's pleasure of romance.

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The sound a door slamming echoed around the room immediately filled with a sigh of pleasure coming out from the young lady who currently has her lips tied with the man of her current attention.

Eric large palm hold onto Valentina's tiny waist as he lift her up making her automatically wrap her leg around his waist, as she tung in his head, occupied with his lips devouring hers.

Both tongue battle with each other as they both try dominating who win the fight. Valentina surrenders in defeat giving way for Eric's tongues rolling around her lips with the sweetest flavor arousing her state.

Desperate for more pleasure she grind her s*x on Eric's hard length, adding pressure to him groin making him release a groan in her mouth.

His hands clenched tight to her butt as his steps forward caging her on her wall. His hands shook as he struggles to pull her dress from her.

No woman has ever made Eric feel this way as Valentina has. Her presences alone cause an unexpected desire current pass through his body straight to his groin. Her smile made his inside gullible making him fuzzy, her laughter—thou was rare made him wish he could also laugh with her.

The situation of his feels halt at the thought of his sisters heart breaking with the amount of friends. He could still remember how many had befriend her only to make a move on trying to seduce he and Justin. How Lisa hearts broke. 

Thou he knew never to do so with Valentina but he could find himself to resist the tempting blond beauty.

Finally succeeding in pulling her dress off he skillfully snap the hook of her b*a making her perfect full breast jump out. Her pink rosy n****e harding in desire. 

Ripping his lips off hers he focus attention on it, not waiting much time he covered his lips around it, sucking, biting and tugging on it, savoring the sweet strawberry taste.

Nothing could prepare Eric with the amount of pleasure he felt from Valentina's touch. His imagination, wet dream didn't do justice to was he was feeling.

Eric tossed Valentina on the king-sized bed as he bent to his kneel of her black throng, which made his senses run mad.

Black on a woman was his weakness and Valentina on it made it hard to control himself. She full prepare tonight to get a f****d.

The thought of her receiving pleasure from another man angered him making him possessively clenched on to her waist as him peppered kisses on her stomach down to her female s*x.

The sight made a groan pass through his lips as her wickedly glance at Valentina who had her dark desire filled eyes on him studying his moves. A smirk automatically appeared on his lips.

"I don't think you'll ever survive what I'm about to do to you tonight Val my darling" He spoke teasing her with unconsciously l*****g his lips.

With a look of challenge Valentina glare at Eric "Are you going to talk or do the deed" She said with full frustration totally drunk.

Taking in her challenge Eric lowered his head to devourer her with the thought of fully making her his.

Plucking his length into her warm fold his swore to realise himself in her to make her his forever. With the thought of a baby.

A baby.

That he intentionally planned in making unknown to Valentina, this was he entire plan since the night he claimed her. 

It was never a mistake.

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Valentina POV 

"Hey Valentina" The man opposite me greeted my presence as I sat alone on the lone chair remembering what had happened in the past hour.

Eric hadn't bother to call me, text me or even come to sleep in his own house for the past three day. I could only guess my presence was the cause.

Those past few day has proven they was no going further in our relationship. I've forever lost Eric.

But it wasn't my fault, I never wishes for my life to turn out the way it did. If I was given the chance when I was little to run away, my life wouldn't turn out the way it is. Never.

I could still remember when, I was ten, Rafela or Vivian brought different men each night and the innocent little girl in me wonder what was the need or reason of such visit. Matters where worst as our parents found no wrong in it. I never knew all along they were in on it. They made the both what they were and I did pass in not fall in.

At the clock of fifteen I was immediately pushed into their whorish business. But mine seem to be worst concerning the like they said my admirable beauty which I find hard to believe. The once innocent young girl was forever tonish beyond repair.

That what I thought till I met Eric. The minute Lisa introduced a very attractive tall dark hair man together with his strong jaw, pointed straight nose, firm portable desirable lips, intoxicating Armani perfume. I instantly became attracted to him. The things he made me feel was out of the world, I couldn't help but fear he could be my redemption.

Redemption?

That word alone made me run so far from him. His presence alone could spoil my plan. Not that he hasn't but I couldn't be more happy, up until now.

"Hey Caleb" I murmur with the little amount of strength I had. I feel totally drain of energy.

To say it was a surprise seeing Caleb, one of the member in the group who hated me standing opposite me, I would say it an understatement.

Caleb the well reserved among Eric's friend, not once has she ever spoken to him or has he ever. His appearance here couldn't have cut her off guard. For all she knew all Smith's friends despise her with passion for what she almost cause the entire family. That how their friendship are, very strong.

Caleb slowly took the seat next to me facing the large portrait of a wiping man's face that I've been blankly staring at, since forever.

"Unique isn't it?" His cool calm calculated voice spoke out in the cold silent room.

"Ehm?.." It didn't take me a while to realize he was referring to the portrait.

I shrug my shoulder in reply hoping to escape any discussion that was coming very soon. With a visit like this it was bound to happen because one can't certainly get lost to her.

Not with her bad record.

"What are you doing here? If didn't know better I'd say you were lost" I ask but I got no answer in reply, I still pressed on "D-did Eric.."

"Eric didn't send me here" He cut my obvious statement short "I choose to come"

"Oh.."

His comment made my bad state more miserable. The idea Eric still didn't bother on me or the baby pierce my heart to the point of bleeding.

A sob escape my lips as I clench onto the blanket I had on my laps while still on the sofa with my finger, holding onto the thick material as I cried silently.

Heavy tears ran down my cheek blurring my vision. The salty taste of my tears touching my lips as I struggle to hold my tears back. But I find it hard to do with my pregnant hormone.

I was never a cry baby, this pregnancy wasn't helping me in anyway. The idea of crying at the presence of Caleb wasn't right.

Unexpectedly a arm wrap around my shoulder pulling me close to his warm body.

"Shu...it okay. I've got you" He gently pat my shoulder continuously. His warm attitude surprising calm me "You know I never liked you ever since I knew you. And I couldn't help but think Eric was crazy still hanging up on you, with the way he constantly chant you name over and over again everyday we had a boy's night"

He paused for a while making me digest his word, which I did was I staring into the portrait. Once again Blankly.

"But seeing you here crying and wiping made me realize you're nothing but a human. You still have a heart and it was wrong for we all to judge you without knowing the story from your side. I'm sorry Valentina"

A drop of tear touch my already dried cheek as a little smoke touch my lips "Thank you" I felt light by his confession.

If only Eric see the same.

"Caleb"

"Yes?"

I pull out from his arms to stare at his grey eyes. Caleb was indeed an handsome man, very pleasing in the eyes, enough to make a any woman drool with his manly looks. But I wasn't any woman now. My heart belongs to the stubborn headed man called Eric Smith.

"Can you please accompanying me to the hospital for scanning. Eric was suppose to be here with me to know the gender but it seems he has forgotten" I said feeling sad at the made knowledge of Eric's negligence.

"Will you like me to call him?"

"No! Please don't. I wouldn't like to bother him" I spoke immediately not needing Eric's presence now.

"Okay if you say so. Go dress up I'll be here waiting" Caleb said already lifting me up the sofa.

"Thank you" I smile in appreciation.

"It nothing. Now go"

Two hours later after coming out from the hospital I made up my mind, for the sake of my baby and I.

It was time to set thing up and I've to do so by leaving Eric. This time around I wasn't running, I was simply walking away right in front of him.

It's the cost of the result I need in the near future.

I'm leaving Eric. Hopefully for good.

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